Beaver Dam, WI is a small city located in the southeastern part of Wisconsin. Political representation in Beaver Dam is at the local level, with numerous candidates running for local positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. Although most residents of Beaver Dam are registered to vote, there are many different opinions on political issues among its citizens. Many Beaver Dam locals support progressive causes such as environmental protection and social justice initiatives. Others favor more conservative policies such as cutting taxes and reducing government regulation. Residents also have mixed feelings about local businesses and how they interact with the community. The elections for local offices bring out passionate debates between candidates who offer different perspectives on the issues facing the city.
The political climate in Beaver Dam, WI is somewhat conservative.
Dodge County, WI is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, WI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.7% to 33.8%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Beaver Dam, WI is somewhat conservative.
Dodge County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Beaver Dam Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: R R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Beaver Dam, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $35,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $80,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)